Did You Know That These Celebrities Held On To Their Virginity Until Marriage?

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Because they share similar religious values, Carey suggested that she and Cannon abstain from sex until after they were married. “We both have similar beliefs, and I just thought that it would be so much more special if we waited until after we were married," she told Daily Mirror in an interview in 2008." She said the tradition was and still is important to her.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.